Getting around Barbados without a car

Use scheduled buses, taxis, transfers, bicycle hire and guided tours to travel around Barbados without renting a car.

Barbados has a government bus operator with more than seventy scheduled routes, as well as taxi and transfer services for island journeys. You can also hire a bicycle or arrange guided tours and transport through local operators.

  1. Transport Board

    Buses and coaches, St. Michael

    The government-owned Transport Board runs more than seventy scheduled routes across Barbados, offering a way to travel by bus around the island.

  2. Bike Caribbean

    Bicycle hire, Christ Church

    Bike Caribbean rents hybrid, carbon road and electric bikes in Christ Church, and also runs guided rides.

  3. Barbados Taxi Service

    Taxi, St. Michael

    Based at Warrens, Barbados Taxi Service takes advance bookings for airport and cruise port pickups, island journeys, tours and wedding transport.

  4. Bridgetown Port Taxi Co-operative Society Limited

    Taxi, St. Michael

    The Bridgetown port taxi co-operative serves locals and visitors with taxi rides and guided tours, mainly for passengers arriving by sea.

  5. Island Cabs

    Taxi, Christ Church

    Island Cabs handles airport and seaport transfers, island transfers, private island tours and event transport from its Christ Church base.

  6. Sweet Life Tours Inc

    Tours and transfers, Christ Church

    Sweet Life Tours runs sightseeing bus tours, including a rum heritage tour, and offers transfers and shore excursions for cruise passengers.